Current Affairs Quiz-September, 2020

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September 9 of every year is observed as International Day to Protect Education from Attack.
United Nations General Assembly decided to observe this day to create awareness about the plight of millions of children living in countries affected by conflict. Children’s right to education cannot be safeguarded in conflict areas without education being protected. UNESCO and UNICEF will facilitate to observe this day.

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The High Court of Kerala has issued a set of directives to the state regarding Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO).
The High Court has directed the state to appoint woman IPS officer in every district, to oversee the cases investigated under POSCO Act. It has also directed to establish One-Stop Support Centres, in lines with the Supreme Court directions, to protect the victims.

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India and China have recently agreed on five points regarding the situation on the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
On the side lines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meet in Moscow, the External affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi had strategic talks which focussed on Disengagement of troops and easing of tensions.

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The Government of India has set up a Panel for assessment of relief to borrowers.
It is a 3-member panel headed by Rajiv Mehrishi, who is the former Comptroller and Auditor General of India. The panel will measure the impact of the pandemic related restrictions on Indian economy and also study the viability of waiving interest on interest on the pandemic-related moratorium.

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The National Fertilizers Limited is a Mini Ratna PSU under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. It is head quartered at Noida.
Recently, it is in news because, it has surpassed its productions targets by producing 16.11 Lakh MT of urea in first 5 months of 2020-21. This figure is 13% higher compared to the production made by the company during the same period of previous year.

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Veteran Social activist and former Haryana MLA Swami Agnivesh has recently passed away in Delhi, after he was suffering from liver cirrhosis.
Swami Agnivesh was considered as a revolutionary leader of Arya Samaj and had led a campaign against bonded labour and female foeticide. He was also an advocate for the dialogue between religions.

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The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has recently released the States’ Start-up Ranking Framework 2019.
As per the ranking, Gujarat has been named as the best performer among states and Andaman & Nicobar Islands has been named as the best performer in the category of Union Territory. Karnataka and Kerala emerged as the Top performers. The framework is based on 7 broad reform areas.

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The Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha has announced a health insurance scheme covering all residents of J&K.
The scheme will provide health insurance cover free of cost to all residents. The scheme will also cover retired employees and their families. This health insurance scheme is expected to cover nearly 70 lakh residents who are not covered under Ayushman Bharat scheme.

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UNICEF India chosen Indian actor Ayushmann Khurrana, as a celebrity to advocate its child rights campaign named “For Every Child”.
The actor would support UNICEF in its work around India to end violence against children. Earlier, the football star David Beckham had joined UNICEF for the same campaign.

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued guidelines regarding Compliance Functions in Banks and Role of Chief Compliance Officer (CCO).
The guidelines direct that all banks should have a board approved Compliance Policy and Appointment of CCO. The CCO shall be a senior executive of the bank, preferably in the rank of a General Manager.